Re: Stomach aches?

[Guest guest]

my daughter has had gi issues since she was abotu 1 yr old , I have celiac and

colitis and my mom has crohns so we investigated her tummy troubles about a year

agi now. The gi doc said she has an irritable bowel and to keep her away from

foods that tend to irritable her tummy, her triggers are cheese, milk,

chocolate, fruit juices. She follows a 90% gluten free diet because its just her

and I and its easier for me to only cook one meal and it seems to help her tummy

trouble as well. He did say that she may develop celiac in the future but as of

right now she is ok .

It seems like gi issues go along with other immune issues.

it is never wrong to follow your gut and have it checked out, there is so many

things that is can be and it cannot hurt to maybe keep a record of the foods he

eats before his tummy pain and at least see your ped.

Good Luck ,

Sophie 6 yrs old, jia , iga deficiency , autism.

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> Hey everyone!

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> So Bradley had his Rheumy appointment last week and all his joints look great

as well as his eyes! No flares and we are doing well! Ophtho wants to keep him

on Mtx and Humira for at least the next year so we'll have to just kind of bide

our time but I have no worries there.

> What I am wondering about today is if Bradley has some GI issues going on.

Ever since he was an infant, he had GI issues. He had SEVER reflux as a baby and

was on Prevacid for a while. Fast forward, he has stomach aches almost every

day. He will come home from school and say he couldn't eat all his lunch because

his stomach started hurting. Or after dinner or during dinner he asks to be

excused because his stomach is hurting. I am just starting to wonder if it is

the meds or if he is having GI stuff going on. When he was a baby he did have an

Upper GI done and it didn't show anything so we figured he was fine but now I'm

not so sure. I am thinking I need to call his Ped or should I call his Rheumy?

What kind of tests would they do on him? I hate for him to have anything

invasive done but I just feel so bad for him that he is having these stomach

aches!! He does take his Leucovorin faithfully after every injection so I don't

know if maybe we need to up his dosage? I am just not sure. I ask all of you

with your experience, what should I look in to?

>

> Thanks everyone and hope you have an amazing rest of the week!

>

> marie (mommy to Bradley-ANA+, Uveitis and Oligo) and ready to pop this

baby girl out!!

>

[Guest guest]

marie,My son nie went through the same thing. I'm convinced that his

severe infant reflux was somehow related to the jra but I don't know how. His

stomach issues have declined in the past two years - he's 7. But I have no

explanation and none of our docs have ever been able to explain the connection

to me. I know this isn't any practical help to you but I will be anxious to read

any other responses. Good luck.Abbie (nie, 7, psoriatic)

From: marie <karenmarie.seifert@...>

Subject: Stomach aches?

Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011, 7:44 AM

 

Hey everyone!

So Bradley had his Rheumy appointment last week and all his joints look great as

well as his eyes! No flares and we are doing well! Ophtho wants to keep him on

Mtx and Humira for at least the next year so we'll have to just kind of bide our

time but I have no worries there.

What I am wondering about today is if Bradley has some GI issues going on. Ever

since he was an infant, he had GI issues. He had SEVER reflux as a baby and was

on Prevacid for a while. Fast forward, he has stomach aches almost every day. He

will come home from school and say he couldn't eat all his lunch because his

stomach started hurting. Or after dinner or during dinner he asks to be excused

because his stomach is hurting. I am just starting to wonder if it is the meds

or if he is having GI stuff going on. When he was a baby he did have an Upper GI

done and it didn't show anything so we figured he was fine but now I'm not so

sure. I am thinking I need to call his Ped or should I call his Rheumy? What

kind of tests would they do on him? I hate for him to have anything invasive

done but I just feel so bad for him that he is having these stomach aches!! He

does take his Leucovorin faithfully after every injection so I don't know if

maybe we need to up

his dosage? I am just not sure. I ask all of you with your experience, what

should I look in to?

Thanks everyone and hope you have an amazing rest of the week!

marie (mommy to Bradley-ANA+, Uveitis and Oligo) and ready to pop this baby

girl out!!

[Guest guest]

Kaylee had some GI issues to for a while and occasionally they come back, but do

not get bad.

Kaylee has stomach aches a lot too. She did prevacid for a while when she was

taking mobic

and other NSAIDS. She had blood work done and some tests and they came back ok.

I think

contacting both rheumy and ped would be the best thing to do and go from there.

I always

research all my options.

Hope things improve.

and Kaylee

Stomach aches?

Hey everyone!

So Bradley had his Rheumy appointment last week and all his joints look great as

well as his eyes! No flares and we are doing well! Ophtho wants to keep him on

Mtx and Humira for at least the next year so we'll have to just kind of bide our

time but I have no worries there.

What I am wondering about today is if Bradley has some GI issues going on. Ever

since he was an infant, he had GI issues. He had SEVER reflux as a baby and was

on Prevacid for a while. Fast forward, he has stomach aches almost every day. He

will come home from school and say he couldn't eat all his lunch because his

stomach started hurting. Or after dinner or during dinner he asks to be excused

because his stomach is hurting. I am just starting to wonder if it is the meds

or if he is having GI stuff going on. When he was a baby he did have an Upper GI

done and it didn't show anything so we figured he was fine but now I'm not so

sure. I am thinking I need to call his Ped or should I call his Rheumy? What

kind of tests would they do on him? I hate for him to have anything invasive

done but I just feel so bad for him that he is having these stomach aches!! He

does take his Leucovorin faithfully after every injection so I don't know if

maybe we need to up his dosage? I am just n ot sure. I ask all of you with your

experience, what should I look in to?

Thanks everyone and hope you have an amazing rest of the week!

marie (mommy to Bradley-ANA+, Uveitis and Oligo) and ready to pop this baby

girl out!!

[Guest guest]

Hey marie,

Great news on the eyes/joints. I'm so sorry that Bradley is having tummy

aches. So unfair.

FWIW, in addition to having the pauci/uveitis child, I also have a GERD

child who has weathered 2 fundos and has taken about every reflux med

available for children or adults. This doesn't particularly feel like GERD

to me on first glance, although you never now and I am certainly not a dr! I

think that your best bet is to talk to the rheumy first about whether he

needs an increase in the anti-nausea meds. We were always increasing C's

reflux meds as he grew. Has Bradley grown a lot lately? Gained weight? Is he

complaining of pain in his shoulder or gunk in his throat or just his

stomach? I'd also keep a food diary to see if Bradley is reacting to

something or there is a pattern in what is happening. Dairy? Stress at

school? Worry about the new baby?

If you end up needing a GI, let me know, because I have very strong opinions

about the CHOC GI drs. We've spent a lot of time with them.

And let me know when that baby girl pops out!!

Michele mom to K (pauci/uveitis/ANA+)

Stomach aches?

Hey everyone!

So Bradley had his Rheumy appointment last week and all his joints look

great as well as his eyes! No flares and we are doing well! Ophtho wants to

keep him on Mtx and Humira for at least the next year so we'll have to just

kind of bide our time but I have no worries there.

What I am wondering about today is if Bradley has some GI issues going on.

Ever since he was an infant, he had GI issues. He had SEVER reflux as a baby

and was on Prevacid for a while. Fast forward, he has stomach aches almost

every day. He will come home from school and say he couldn't eat all his

lunch because his stomach started hurting. Or after dinner or during dinner

he asks to be excused because his stomach is hurting. I am just starting to

wonder if it is the meds or if he is having GI stuff going on. When he was a

baby he did have an Upper GI done and it didn't show anything so we figured

he was fine but now I'm not so sure. I am thinking I need to call his Ped or

should I call his Rheumy? What kind of tests would they do on him? I hate

for him to have anything invasive done but I just feel so bad for him that

he is having these stomach aches!! He does take his Leucovorin faithfully

after every injection so I don't know if maybe we need to up his dosage? I

am just not sure. I ask all of you with your experience, what should I look

in to?

Thanks everyone and hope you have an amazing rest of the week!

marie (mommy to Bradley-ANA+, Uveitis and Oligo) and ready to pop this

baby girl out!!

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